Biden’s Pick for Top US General Grilled About Memo Seeking Racial Quotas in Air Force Recruiting

Biden’s Pick for Top US General Grilled About Memo Seeking Racial Quotas in Air Force Recruiting
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as he announces his intent to nominate him to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 25, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
John Haughey
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President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the United States armed services co-authored an August 2022 memo that stipulated preferred racial quotas for Air Force recruiting efforts—spurring criticism from several Republican senators during a July 11 confirmation hearing.

Also touched on at the meeting were military challenges posed by China and Russia—among others—but festered on conservative criticism of Pentagon “woke” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

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John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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